Journal-box-fastening means



D. S. BARROWS JOURNAL Box FASTENING MEANS May 18 4 sheet-sheet 1 Filed oct. 5o, 1924 May 18 1926.

D. S. BARROWS JOURNAL BOX FASTENING MEA-NS Filed 0G12. 5 0 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 1,585,522 D. S. BARROWS l JOURNAL BOX FASV'ISENING MEANS Fileed tot. 50, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 May,18',19ze. 1 1,585,522 Y' D. s. BARRows JOURNAL BOX FASTENING MEANS Filed Oct. 50, 1924 l4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented May 18, 1926.

Donato s. ,Bennows QF ROCHESTER, NEW YGRK, ASSIGNOR, BY' Mestre ASSIGN- MENTS, T0 THE SYMINGTQN COMPANY, A CGRPOEATION OF MARYLAND.

JOURNAL-BOX-FASTENNG' MEANSf f Application filed. October l30, 1924. Serial'N'o. 746,799.

The invent-ion relates to sidey frames for car trucks and more particularly to means for interlockingly'connecting journal boxes and side frames' To this end,' the principal object of the in -V vention, generally considered, is to provide a side framev having a journal boxengaging orton toffether with means coooeratin'` 7 be l with the side frame andl withy a 'member within the journal box for interlockingly Vconnecting the side frame and journal box.

`Another object of the invention is to provide means for interloclringly connecting a journal box to a side frame, said means preventing the removal of the journal'box under service conditions by 'co-acting with a member Iwithin the journal box so as to eliminate extraneous fastening` devices such as lugs, bolts, nuts and keys.

Still another object o f the invention is to provide a side frame having a journal box seat portion provided with means for detachably connecting the side vframe and journal box, said attaching mea-ns including a Amember slidably connected to the side frame, extending within the journal box, and co-acting with a removable member therein. v v

A still further object of this invention is to provide, in combination with a side frame,

a key member slidably mounted thereon, said key being adapted to engage removable member within the j'ournalbox for interlocliingly connecting the journal box and side frame, and said key being removable only when the cooperating member within the box is disposed from its normal position.

There are ,other objects of the invention as will more fully hereinafter appear from the ,detail description of the same -when taken in connection withthe illustration of the invention on the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a transverse vertical sectional view through a journal box and cooperating side frameV showing the invention vapplied thereto.

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the construction sown in Figure 1.-

Fisure ,is Side elevational View of the .constru tion shown in .Figure l- 'Figure 14 is a View similar i0 Figure 2 showing the box and frame separated; the

locking member being omitted from the i figure, Y Figure 5* 1s a view in side elevation of. a modred side frame and .journal box conf nected by substantially the means shown in the preceding figures. u

Figure 6 is a view similar to 'Figure 2, showing, however, the. modified kconstruction of Figure 5. .Y I Figure 7 is aview in side elevation: of still another modified and journal box. V

Figure 8 is a View partially in front eleva tiona-nd partially in vertical section of the construction shown in Figure 7. 1

lhroughout the several views like parts are designated by like referencek characters. Referring to Figures 1 to 4,' inclusive, the numeral 1 ,designates one of the'jaw ends of a caststeel side frame adapted for the the reception of a separable journal box. rlhe said side frame` comprisespjan upper arch or Vcompression member 2 Vand a lower `arch or tension member 3, the latter being provided with a por-tion l adapted to .Conform to the upper portion 5 yof a journal box 6. The portion 4 is preferably reinforced at its center by a web 7', thels-tter being conneeted'to the side walls ,.8 and to form 'oft said frame the compression member Qof the .side fra-ine. Y

Depending from the portion' l are the jaw members 9 o-f the side frame which are adapted to embrace the side walls 1G ofV the journal box 6, the said s ide walls being preferably provided with outwardly extending lugs 11 which, when the parts are. in nor-mai position, are adapted to .engage the outer faces 12A-12 of the aw members 9 to pre` vent lateral movement of the box 6 withfreference to the side frame. The roof 13 of the journal box is provided in alinement with the side fra-me 'v ih an upstaridingA lug or projection lll which engage-s the facey 15 of the portion 4. 'The side edges 16 .of the lug or shoulderld lie between the downwardly extending flanges 17 and 18 formed A on the opposite lateral edges of the face 15.

The' jaw members 9 are provided with inwardly projfootingvk shoulders 19, the upper faces of which 'are in la'linem-ent with the' preferably rectangular in outline while Vthe opening 2l has its upper wall formed by the lower tace ol? the tension member and hence is wedge-shaped in cross section. The side walls 3 which connect the lateral edges of the tension and compression ymembers preferably extend kbeyond the opening 2O and are connected at a point above said opening by the horizontally extending flange 22 and by a downwardly extending tlange or web 23 in which l provide an opening :24 in alinement with the opening 20 and a further opening 25 adjacent the intersection ot the tlange 23 with the lower end or" the adjacent jaw 9. The opposite jaw 9 is preferably reinforced and strengthened by connecting its lower extremity to the tension member 3 by -webs or lianffes 26. The journal box 6 has thev side walls lOthereo inset, as at 27, to arovide on the interior ot the journal box guide lugs 'for Vthe wedge and journal Ibearing and on the lexterior `laces ot the box recesses 28-28 tor the reception of the lugs or shoulders 19 hereinbetore described.

Vithin the box l have illustrated the standard A. R. A. construction comprising a wedge member 29 and a bearing member 30, the latter being illustrated as providedl with a liner 3l for direct engagement with the bearing portion 32 of the axle 33. The wedge Q9 is maintained in position against movement outwardly oi the journal box by the lug 3adepending rom the root' 13v thereot and `from movement in the opposite direction by the lug 35 formed on the bearing member 30. The bearing member, as is usual, is provided with rearwardly facing shoulders, notl shown, to engage the outer faces of the guide lugs 27 of the journal box and is, by this means, prevented trom moving rearwardly and is held from forward movement by the collar 36 -on the axle 33.

The box 6 is provided with a transversely extending opening 37 which, in this form, is located partially in the vertical faces ot the guide lugs 27 and partially in the interior ot the root of the journal box, preterably inalinement with the lug 14. In other words, the recess 37 terms a downwardly opening groove within the root ot the journal box, the depth of the opening in the side walls extending below the plane of the roof 13, as clearly shown in Figures 1, 2y and 3. The openings 20, 37 and 2l are adapted to receive alocking bar 38, the latter being provided intermediate its endsfwith an undercut recess 39 of a widthtol permit of the entry'therein of the wedgey block 29, the depth of said opening being such that the wedge block has an extended bearing on the bar 38 as well as on the adjacent portions ot the rooi 13. The undercut recess 39 is provided with squared shoulders O 40, said shoulders inthe normal position of the parts being adapted to overlie the adjacent portions oit the said wedge 29. SaidV bar 3S has its end ll substantially conforming to the shape of the recess Q1, its opposite endY 42 being rectangular so as to contorni to the shape of the recess 2O and being turthcr provided adjacent lthe end i2-with a down-turned lug 43. j j

' LFrom Figures i and 2 it will bc seen that when the bar 38 isl in position the wedge member 29 is seated within the recess 33 and lateral movement ot the bar is prevented by the interengagement of the shoulders ll() with the adjacent vertical tace of the wedge. Should it be desired to withdraw the bar so as to permit of the detachment ot the journal box, it is only necessary to raise the journal box with reference to the axle to such a position that the wedge member may be slid outwardly of the journal box without interference by the rlug 34. As soon as the wedge member is withdrawn the bar 33, by means of the lug 4:3, may be pulled laterally trom within the recess within the journal box and from within the openings 2l and 20, at which time the journal box may be slid from between the jaw members 9. To reassemble the parts, it is only necessary'to insert the journal box, to then insert the loclr bar 3S, to then replace the wedge `and bearing, and to lower the journal boxeo that tho bea `ing member engages behind the shoulder or collar 36 of the axle 33 at which time the parts are again locked in position without possible chance ot disengagement until the operation above described is repeated.

Referring now to Figures 5 and 6, the construction showntherein is substantially identical with the structure hereinbe'fore described, the only difference being in the type of jaw members 9u and in the slightly diterent construction ot the journal box 6u. The same type of locking bar 38 is employed and the locking bar cooperates with 'the journal box 6a and the wedge member 29 in exactly the same manner as has hereinbefore been described. The jaw members 9a are of less extent than the jaw members 9 and the journal box is provided with thickened bearing portions le to engage the'vertical faces of the jaw members 9d Yto assist in maintaining the box against rotation.` rlhe side frame la is of the cast steel type andris provided with an anglularly disposed web T arranged in alinement with the tension member 3@L rather than the vertical web 7, as previously described.

Vxith this description it is believed that the construction of Figures 5 and 6 will be clearly understood. In Figures 7 Vand 8 I have illustrated a modiiied side frame in which the jaw members 9b are substantially of the pedestal type and in which the journal box 6a is substantially identical with the journal box 6 exne y isc

cept for the slight change in the contour of the upper portion of the box. The journal box 6b is provided with a transversely extending opening-37b which is preferably substantially identical with the opening 37 of the journal box 6. rl"he co-acting openings 2Ob and 2lb in trie members 9b are both, however, not only rectangular in outline but rectangular' in cross-section. The lool; bar 88 is provided with correspondingly foi-ined end portions llb and 421. Except for the changes as herein noted, the construction and operation of this modification are identical withthat sho-wn in Figures l to #l and heretofore described in detail.

While l have illustrated and described the locking bar as being located in alinement with the guide lugs of the journal box, it will be understood that this is done merely for convenience and that I consider within the scope of my invention any construc-- tion in which a journal box and side frame are interloclred by a transversely extending member carried by the side frame, and in the illustrated embodiments designated' as 3S and 38h, which member cooperates with a removable member within the journal box,

and in the present instance designated as *29, to prevent its accidental withdrawal.

lt will therefore be understood that the language used` in describing the invention, either in the specification or claims, is to be taken in its broad and not in its limiting sense.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is: f

l. The combination with a side frame having a journal box engaging portion, of a journal box therefor, a wedge therein, and means for interlockingly connecting said frame and box, said means being adapted to cooperate with said wedge interinediate the ends thereof to prevent undesired withdrawal of said means.

2. he combination with a side frame having a journal box engaging portion, of a journal box cooperating therewith, a

wedge within said box, said box having. ak

lug thereon extending into the pla-ne of said wedge, and means for interloelringly connecting said frame and box, said means and said wedge having cooperating portions for holding the means against undesired withdrawal.

3. The combination with a side frame, of a journal box therefor, a wedge within said box, means slidably connected to said side frame for connecting said box and frame, sait. means being adapted to extend within said box, and cooperating shoulders on said means and wedge for interlocking said means to said journal box.

Ll. The combination with a sido frame having a journal box engaging portion, ofA a journal box cooperating therewith, meansv within saidy box for cooperating with a car axle, said means being adapted to be intenV ioclingly maintained within said boxvwhen said axle is in normal position, and means mounted on said side frame and movable into said box for interlockingly connecting Vsaid box and frame, said last named means being adapted to engage said first knamed means. I

5. The combination with a side frame having a1 journal box engagingportion, of a journal box cooperating therewith, means within said box for cooperating with a car axle, said means being adapted to be interlockingly maintained within said box when said axle is in normal position, and removable means cooperating with said side frame and extending transverselyl through said box for interlocking said box and frame.

6. rilhe combination with a side frame having a journal box engaging portion, of a journal box cooperating therewith, means within said box for cooperating with a car axle, said means being adapted to be interlockingly maintained lwithin said box when said axle is in normal position, said box and frame having alined openings therein, and a removable member extendingI through said openings for interlocking said box and frame, said member being adapted to engage said means to prevent the' accidental removal of said member.

7. rlf'he combination with a side frame.

having ajaw portion adapted to engage a journal box, of a journal box fitting within said jaw portion, a wedge and bearing within said box, cooperating means ou said box and cai' for maintaining said wedge and bearing against displacement under normal conditions, said box and side frame having' alined openings, and a removable bar extending through said openings for preventing trie detachment of said journal box, s did barand wedge having cooperating shoulders to prevent the displacement of said bar when said wedge is in normal position. j

In testimony whereof l aiiix my signature.

DonxLD s. nxnnows. 

